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Glossary of Terms
In the incredibly fast paced software industry, new terms and phrases are coined
very often. In order to help you understand everything you need either as an evaluator
of Web TimeSheet or a customer of Replicon we have put together a collection of
the most commonly used terms in the web based timesheet world:
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- ASP - An application service provider (ASP)
is a business that provides computer-based services to customers over a network.
Software offered using an ASP model is also sometimes called On-demand software.
The most limited sense of this business is that of providing access to a particular
application program (such as medical billing) using a standard protocol such as
HTTP.
- Attendance Management - Attendance management
is the act of managing and or controlling attendance or presence in a worksetting
to minimize loss due to employee downtime. Attendance management is managed by several
means including time clocks, time sheets and computer software.
- Attendance Tracking - Referring to: Attendance management
is the act of managing and or controlling attendance or presence in a worksetting
to minimize loss due to employee downtime. Attendance management is managed by several
means including time clocks, time sheets and computer software.
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Billable Hours - Referring to: Time tracking software or timesheet software
is accounting software which is used to maintain timesheets for each person in a
company. Such software allows employees to enter their time, which can be approved/rejected
by supervisors or project managers.
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Billing Time - Referring to: Time tracking software or timesheet software is
accounting software which is used to maintain timesheets for each person in a company.
Such software allows employees to enter their time, which can be approved/rejected
by supervisors or project managers.
- Business Billing Software - Referring to:
Time tracking software or timesheet software is accounting software which is used
to maintain timesheets for each person in a company. Such software allows employees
to enter their time, which can be approved/rejected by supervisors or project managers.
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Client Billing - Referring to: Time tracking software or timesheet software
is accounting software which is used to maintain timesheets for each person in a
company. Such software allows employees to enter their time, which can be approved/rejected
by supervisors or project managers.
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- Electronic Timesheet - A timesheet is a method
for recording the amount of a worker's time spent on each job. Originally developed
for an employer to determine payroll, timesheets are not just for payroll anymore.
Timesheets may record the start and end time of tasks, or just the duration. It
may contain a detailed breakdown of tasks accomplished throughout the project or
program.
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Employee Time - Referring to: Attendance management is the act of managing and
or controlling attendance or presence in a worksetting to minimize loss due to employee
downtime.
- Employee Time Tracking - Referring to: Attendance
management is the act of managing and or controlling attendance or presence in a
worksetting to minimize loss due to employee downtime.
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Excel Timesheet - Referring to: Time tracking software or timesheet software
is accounting software which is used to maintain timesheets for each person in a
company. Such software allows employees to enter their time, which can be approved/rejected
by supervisors or project managers.
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Excel Timesheets - Referring to: Time tracking software or timesheet software
is accounting software which is used to maintain timesheets for each person in a
company. Such software allows employees to enter their time, which can be approved/rejected
by supervisors or project managers.
- Expenses - In accounting, an expense represents an event
in which an asset is used up or a liability is incurred. In terms of the accounting
equation, expenses reduce owners' equity. Expenses are decreases in economic benefits
during the accounting period in the form of outflows or depletions of assets or
incurrences of liabilities that result in decreases in equity, other than those
relating to distributions to equity participants.
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Expense Report - Referring to: Accounting software is computer software that
records and processes accounting transactions within functional modules such as
accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll and trial balance. It functions as
an accounting information system.
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Hosted TimeSheet - Referring to: A timesheet is a method for recording the amount
of a worker's time spent on each job. Originally developed for an employer to determine
payroll, timesheets are not just for payroll anymore. Timesheets may record the
start and end time of tasks, or just the duration. It may contain a detailed breakdown
of tasks accomplished throughout the project or program.
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- Job Costing Software - Referring to: Project accounting
is the practice of creating financial reports specifically designed to track the
financial progress of projects, which can then be used by managers to aid project
management. Projects differ in that they frequently cross organizational boundaries,
may last for anything from a few days or weeks to a number of years, during which
time budgets may also be revised many times. They may also be one of a number of
projects that make up a larger overall project or program.
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Offline Expense - An expense form that is filled out on the road, which is then
later e-mailed back into the timesheet software
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Offline Timesheet - A timesheet that is filled out on the road, which is then
later e-mailed back into the timesheet program
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Online Timesheet - Originally developed for an employer to determine payroll,
timesheets are not just for payroll anymore. Timesheets may record the start and
end time of tasks, or just the duration. It may contain detailed breakdowns of tasks
accomplished by the working. This information may be used for payroll, client billing,
and increasingly for project costing, estimation, tracking and management.
- Online Timesheet Software - Referring to:
Time tracking software or timesheet software is accounting software which is used
to maintain timesheets for each person in a company. Such software allows employees
to enter their time, which can be approved/rejected by supervisors or project managers.
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Project Billing - Referring to: Project management software is a term covering
many types of software, including scheduling, resource allocation, collaboration
software, communication and documentation systems, which are used to deal with the
complexity of large projects.
- Project Cost Management - Referring to: Project
accounting is the practice of creating financial reports specifically designed to
track the financial progress of projects, which can then be used by managers to
aid project management. Projects differ in that they frequently cross organizational
boundaries, may last for anything from a few days or weeks to a number of years,
during which time budgets may also be revised many times. They may also be one of
a number of projects that make up a larger overall project or program.
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Project Costing - Referring to: Project accounting is the practice of creating
financial reports specifically designed to track the financial progress of projects,
which can then be used by managers to aid project management. Projects differ in
that they frequently cross organizational boundaries, may last for anything from
a few days or weeks to a number of years, during which time budgets may also be
revised many times. They may also be one of a number of projects that make up a
larger overall project or program.
- Project Management Software - Project management
software is a term covering many types of software, including scheduling, resource
allocation, collaboration software, communication and documentation systems, which
are used to deal with the complexity of large projects.
- Project Management Tool - Referring to: Project
management software is a term covering many types of software, including scheduling,
resource allocation, collaboration software, communication and documentation systems,
which are used to deal with the complexity of large projects.
- Project Management Tools - Referring to: Project
management software is a term covering many types of software, including scheduling,
resource allocation, collaboration software, communication and documentation systems,
which are used to deal with the complexity of large projects.
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Project Software - Project software is a term covering many types of software,
including scheduling, resource allocation, collaboration software, communication
and documentation systems, which are used to deal with the complexity of large projects.
- Project Time Tracking - Referring to: Project
management software is a term covering many types of software, including scheduling,
resource allocation, collaboration software, communication and documentation systems,
which are used to deal with the complexity of large projects.
- Project Time Tracking Software - Tracking
of time online for the purpose of project management and planning
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Project Tracking - Project tracking software or timesheet software is accounting
software which is used to maintain timesheets for each person in a company. Such
software allows employees to enter their time, which can be approved/rejected by
supervisors or project managers.
- Project Tracking Software - Project tracking
software or timesheet software is accounting software which is used to maintain
timesheets for each person in a company. Such software allows employees to enter
their time, which can be approved/rejected by supervisors or project managers.
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Project - Referring to: A project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create
a unique product or service. It can also comprise an ambitious plan to define and
constrain a future by limiting it to set goals and parameters. The planning, execution
and monitoring of major projects sometimes involves setting up a special temporary
organization, consisting of a project team and one or more work teams. A project
usually needs resources.
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Projects - A project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product
or service. It can also comprise an ambitious plan to define and constrain a future
by limiting it to set goals and parameters. The planning, execution and monitoring
of major projects sometimes involves setting up a special temporary organization,
consisting of a project team and one or more work teams. A project usually needs
resources.
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Recording Time - Referring to: Time tracking software or timesheet software
is accounting software which is used to maintain timesheets for each person in a
company. Such software allows employees to enter their time, which can be approved/rejected
by supervisors or project managers.
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Reporting Time - Referring to: Project accounting is the practice of creating
financial reports specifically designed to track the financial progress of projects,
which can then be used by managers to aid project management. Projects differ in
that they frequently cross organizational boundaries, may last for anything from
a few days or weeks to a number of years, during which time budgets may also be
revised many times. They may also be one of a number of projects that make up a
larger overall project or program.
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- Task
- A task is a part of a project that needs to be accomplished within a defined period
of time. Tasks can be linked together to create Dependencies. Nowadays, software
developers have created incredibly efficient solutions to ease the project managers'
work, as well as each member of the project's efficiency.
- Tasks
- Referring to: A task is a part of a project that needs to be accomplished within
a defined period of time. Tasks can be linked together to create Dependencies. Nowadays,
software developers have created incredibly efficient solutions to ease the project
managers' work, as well as each member of the project's efficiency.
- Time And Attendance - The phrase "time and attendance"
is a term of art used by human resources professionals to refer to a category of
automated employee time collection systems that are primarily focused on feeding
payroll systems.
- Time And Expense Tracking - Referring to:
Time tracking software or timesheet software is accounting software which is used
to maintain timesheets for each person in a company. Such software allows employees
to enter their time, which can be approved/rejected by supervisors or project managers.
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Time Billing - Referring to: Time tracking software or timesheet software is
accounting software which is used to maintain timesheets for each person in a company.
Such software allows employees to enter their time, which can be approved/rejected
by supervisors or project managers.
- Time Billing Software - Referring to: Time tracking
software or timesheet software is accounting software which is used to maintain
timesheets for each person in a company. Such software allows employees to enter
their time, which can be approved/rejected by supervisors or project managers.
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Time Clock - Referring to: Factory workers often have a "time card" and "punched
in" by inserting their card into automatic timestamp machine when starting and ending
their work shift. Time tracking software or timesheet software is accounting software
which is used to maintain timesheets for each person in a company.
- Time Clock Software - Referring to: Time tracking
software or timesheet software is accounting software which is used to maintain
timesheets for each person in a company. Such software allows employees to enter
their time, which can be approved/rejected by supervisors or project managers.
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Time Entry - Referring to: Time tracking software or timesheet software is accounting
software which is used to maintain timesheets for each person in a company. Such
software allows employees to enter their time, which can be approved/rejected by
supervisors or project managers.
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Time Keeping - Referring to: Time tracking software or timesheet software is
accounting software which is used to maintain timesheets for each person in a company.
Such software allows employees to enter their time, which can be approved/rejected
by supervisors or project managers.
- Time Keeping Software - Referring to: Time tracking
software or timesheet software is accounting software which is used to maintain
timesheets for each person in a company. Such software allows employees to enter
their time, which can be approved/rejected by supervisors or project managers.
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Time Recording - Referring to: Time tracking software or timesheet software
is accounting software which is used to maintain timesheets for each person in a
company. Such software allows employees to enter their time, which can be approved/rejected
by supervisors or project managers.
- Time Recording Software - Referring to: Time
tracking software or timesheet software is accounting software which is used to
maintain timesheets for each person in a company. Such software allows employees
to enter their time, which can be approved/rejected by supervisors or project managers.
- Time Recording System - Referring to: Time tracking
software or timesheet software is accounting software which is used to maintain
timesheets for each person in a company. Such software allows employees to enter
their time, which can be approved/rejected by supervisors or project managers.
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Time Reporting - Referring to: Time tracking software or timesheet software
is accounting software which is used to maintain timesheets for each person in a
company. Such software allows employees to enter their time, which can be approved/rejected
by supervisors or project managers.
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Time Sheet - Originally developed for an employer to determine payroll, timesheets
are not just for payroll anymore. Timesheets may record the start and end time of
tasks, or just the duration. It may contain detailed breakdowns of tasks accomplished
by the working. This information may be used for payroll, client billing, and increasingly
for project costing, estimation, tracking and management.
- Time Sheet Software - Referring to: Time tracking
software or timesheet software is accounting software which is used to maintain
timesheets for each person in a company. Such software allows employees to enter
their time, which can be approved/rejected by supervisors or project managers.
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Time Sheets - Timesheets are not just for payroll anymore. Timesheets may record
the start and end time of tasks, or just the duration. It may contain detailed breakdowns
of tasks accomplished by the working. This information may be used for payroll,
client billing, and increasingly for project costing, estimation, tracking and management.
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Time Software - Time tracking software or timesheet software is accounting software
which is used to maintain timesheets for each person in a company. Such software
allows employees to enter their time, which can be approved/rejected by supervisors
or project managers.
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Time Tracking - Time tracking software or timesheet software is accounting software
which is used to maintain timesheets for each person in a company. Such software
allows employees to enter their time, which can be approved/rejected by supervisors
or project managers.
- Time Tracking Software - Time tracking software
or timesheet software is accounting software which is used to maintain timesheets
for each person in a company. Such software allows employees to enter their time,
which can be approved/rejected by supervisors or project managers.
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Timecard - Factory workers often have a "time card" and "punched in" by inserting
their card into automatic timestamp machine when starting and ending their work
shift. Time tracking software or timesheet software is accounting software which
is used to maintain timesheets for each person in a company.
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Timecard Software - Referring to: Time tracking software or timesheet software
is accounting software which is used to maintain timesheets for each person in a
company. Such software allows employees to enter their time, which can be approved/rejected
by supervisors or project managers.
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Timesheets - Originally developed for an employer to determine payroll, timesheets
are not just for payroll anymore. Timesheets may record the start and end time of
tasks, or just the duration. It may contain detailed breakdowns of tasks accomplished
by the working. This information may be used for payroll, client billing, and increasingly
for project costing, estimation, tracking and management.
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Timesheet Program - Referring to: Time tracking software or timesheet software
is accounting software which is used to maintain timesheets for each person in a
company. Such software allows employees to enter their time, which can be approved/rejected
by supervisors or project managers.
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Timesheet Project - Time tracking software or timesheet software is accounting
software which is used to maintain timesheets for each person in a company. Such
software allows employees to enter their time, which can be approved/rejected by
supervisors or project managers.
- Timesheet Software - Referring to: Time tracking
software or timesheet software is accounting software which is used to maintain
timesheets for each person in a company. Such software allows employees to enter
their time, which can be approved/rejected by supervisors or project managers.
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Timesheet System - Referring to: Time tracking software or timesheet software
is accounting software which is used to maintain timesheets for each person in a
company. Such software allows employees to enter their time, which can be approved/rejected
by supervisors or project managers.
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Tracking Time - Time tracking software or timesheet software is accounting software
which is used to maintain timesheets for each person in a company. Such software
allows employees to enter their time, which can be approved/rejected by supervisors
or project managers.
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- Web TimeOff - Replicon's
web based vacation and paid time off tracking software. With at-a-glance master
calendar views, managers can make sound decisions when approving or rejecting time
off requests. Employees can easily determine when they can request time off based
on availability. Employees can log in to Web TimeOff using any Internet browser.
They can instantly view their time off accruals and balances. Employees can also
submit time off requests online.
- Web TimeSheet - Replicon's web based timesheet
time tracking software. Time tracking software or timesheet software is accounting
software which is used to maintain timesheets for each person in a company. Such
software allows employees to enter their time, which can be approved/rejected by
supervisors or project managers.
- Web Resource
- Replicon's web based resource scheduling and management software. Web Resource
eliminates spreadsheets and complex scheduling methods. With Web Resource you may
view total costs and hours, allocation percentages and hours, and percent completed.
Web Resource includes color-coded, real-time project, task, and resource scheduling
calendars.
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